September 2009

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Volume 21 Issue 9
Structural Heart Disease Interventions: An Emerging Discipline in Cardiovascular Medicine
ABSTRACT: Within the past decade, we have witnessed the exponential growth of novel percutaneous transcatheter therapies for the treatment of valvular and congenital heart disorders among others. Consequently, a new field has emerged in the world of…
Effect of Radiographic Contrast Media on Markers of Complement Activation and Apoptosis (Full title below)
Effect of Radiographic Contrast Media on Markers of Complement Activation and Apoptosis in Patients with Chronic Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Coronary Angiography ________________________ ABSTRACT: The effects of radiographic contrast media…
Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions Treated with Subintimal Angioplasty and a True Lumen Re-Entry Device
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to verify how effective the Pioneer catheter (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota) is in overcoming the complexity of re-entry during subintimal angioplasty and provide a case series describing the technique. Backgr…
Patient Satisfaction is Comparable to Early Discharge versus Overnight Observation after Elective PCI (see full title below)
ABSTRACT: Background. Previous investigation has suggested that early discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is feasible and safe, but these studies have utilized largely radial approaches or been conducted in non-U.S. cohorts. We s…
Assessment of Left Main Coronary Disease: Does it Matter Which Road One Takes?
Assessment of intermediate severity left main coronary artery (LMCA) lesions is often performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory because obstructive disease in this location is associated with a worse long–term prognosis.1–3 Some studies als…
Intravascular Ultrasound-Based Left Main Coronary Artery Assessment: (Full title below)
Intravascular Ultrasound-Based Left Main Coronary Artery Assessment: Comparison between Pullback from Left Anterior Descending and Circumflex Arteries ______________________ ABSTRACT: Objective. We compared continuous pullback from the left anteri…
Myocardial Salvage beyond Recanalization of the STEMI Lesion
As rapid global progress is being made to reduce door-to-balloon times (D2B) for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by improving the ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) procedure and the D2B process, it is imperative to look beyo…
Effects of the Number and Interval of Balloon Inflations during Primary PCI (Full title below)
Effects of the Number and Interval of Balloon Inflations during Primary PCI on the Extent of Myocardial Injury in Patients with STEMI: Does Postconditioning Exist in Real-World Practice? ____________________________ ABSTRACT: Postconditioning redu…
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion (PLAATO) for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: 2-Year Outcome
ABSTRACT: Purpose. In more than 90% of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), stroke is due to thrombotic embolization from the left atrial appendage (LAA). Transcatheter occlusion with percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion (PLA…
Causes of Death in Patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents in a Real-World Setting
ABSTRACT: Background. Reports of stent thrombosis and death in patients who have received drug-eluting stents (DES) have provoked debate regarding their long-term safety. We investigated the specific causes of death in patients receiving DES at an ac…